I was in academia for years. I didn't see all that much innovation coming out of there, either. Too much politics and rent-seeking (gotta get that next grant)

I was in academia for years. I didn't see all that much innovation coming out of there, either. Too much politics and rent-seeking (gotta get that next grant) and you have to publish, and there's committees and conferences. And then whenever we did invent something cool, the university patent office wouldn't take it and do anything with it! I should have 2-3 patents now and instead I have none. Not that I'm a fan of patents, anyways, but it was the late 90s and my adviser and I were breaking new ground at the time.